Svatava-Podlesí
General Characteristics
County (administration):
Karlovarský kraj
District (town):
Sokolov
Village:
Svatava, Lomnice
Cadastre:
Svatava, Lomnice u Sokolova
Map sheets:
11-14 Cheb,11-12 Kraslice, 11-124 Oloví,11-142 Sokolov
ID:
2524
Geology
Short characteristics of the site:
Outcrops of the Staré Sedlo Formation (Upper Eocene) on the SW slope of Kamenitý Hill near Svatava, in the Tertiary Sokolov Basin. Conglomerates and sandstones contain rich fossil flora. Pseudokarst phenomena include a rock arch and caves. A classic paleontological site, favourable for the study of fluvial depositional systems.
Regional geologic unit:
Bohemian Massif > Tertiary > Basins under Krušné hory Mts.and adjoining volcanic uplands
Stratigraphy:
Tertiary
Subject:
geomorphology, hydrogeology, stratigraphy, sedimentology, paleontology
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Territorial protection
Level of protection:
Registered interesting geological localities
Part of national geopark:
Egeria
Conflicts of interests:
recreation, tourism, water resources
References
- Knobloch, E. (1965): Die alttertiäre Flora des Hügels Kamenitý bei Sokolov. - Sborník Nár. muzea, B, 19, 5, 175-218, Praha. Knobloch, E. - Konzalová, M. - Kvaček, Z. (1996): Die obereozäne Flora der Staré Sedlo-Schichtenfolge in Böhmen. - Rozpravy ČGÚ, sv. 49, Praha. Rojík, P. (2004): Tektonosedimentární vývoj sokolovské pánve. - Disertační práce PřF UK v Praze
Elaboration and Updating
Elaborated by:
Petr Rojík, 15.03.2006
Updated by:
Citation
The database Important geological localities of the Czech Republic: 2524 [online]. Prague: Czech Geological Survey, 1998 [cit. 2023-06-16]. Available from: https:// lokality.geology.cz/2524.
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Excursion locality:
yes
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